Senior/Staff Applied Aerodynamicist is open at Zipline in South San Francisco, California, USA. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Aug 5, 2026, and still on Zipline’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
It’s hard to fly without a foundational understanding of how to manipulate the air around you; this role provides exactly this to the Zipline design team. We don’t just analyze other peoples’ designs - we are a central force behind Zipline’s autonomous aircraft hardware and software development, working on everything from clean-sheet vehicle conceptual layout through to the detailed geometry design of all wetted…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Zipline’s careers page.
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Zipline has 343 open roles right now, 3 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Operations and Manufacturing & Trades. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $162K. See all its roles
